Item 0196 (1896) - Poetry collection

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GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S01-F01-SF001-0196 (1896)

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Poetry collection

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  • n.d. (Creation)

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Handwritten poetry collection of Cavafy on one side of sewn sheets, forming a homemade notebook. The other sides of the sheets are blank. The title "1896-1910" on the first page following the blank cover. The collection contains twenty-one poems. The signature "C. P. Cavafy" below the last poem (That Is He). No poem, page or sheet numbering.

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      Greek

      Physical characteristics and technical requirements

      Writing in ink. Physical item wear: oxidations.

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      "Voices" >Α79
      "Longings" >Α85
      "Candles" >Α61
      "An Old Man" >Α54
      "Prayer" >Α55
      "The First Step" >Α62
      "Interruption" >Α70
      "Thermopylae" >Α19
      "Che fece... il gran rifiuto" >Α67
      "The Windows" >Α75
      "Trojans" >Α87
      "Waiting for the Barbarians" >Α84
      "Monotony" >Α98 "Betrayal" >Α78
      "The Funeral of Sarpedon" >Α58, Α100
      "The Horses of Achilles" >Α54
      "The Retinue of Dionysus" >Α93
      "King Demetrius" >Α90
      The Steps" >Α106
      "That Is He" >Α104
      "Walls" >Α50

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      Cavafy, C. P.. “Poetry collection”. Notebook (homemade), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S01-F01-SF001-0196 (1896), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF01-S01-F01-SF001-0196.

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      F143_φ1-31

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          Archivist's note

          The physical item is missing. Its digital reproduction is made available through the attendant shots of the microfilm made in 1963 by G. P. Savvidis.

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